NEWSLETTER #22. 6-13 May 2014
CIVIC SECTOR OF EUROMAIDAN GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT EuroMaidan Newsletter # 22 Donbass separatist “referendum” a farce Russian supported, controlled by armed militants On Sunday May 11, in the Eastern regions of Ukraine, armed separatists held an illegal “referendum” on becoming independent from Ukraine. Around 24% of registered voters in Luhansk Oblast and 32% in Donetsk Oblast voted in the socalled ‘referendum’. In some cities “voting” didn’t happen at all, according to the Interior Ministry of Ukraine. Read more at http://goo.gl/2pjAOy
When groups of people in Eastern Ukraine took arms and announced referendum, can this be considered valid or legal? Read more in Eng http://goo.gl/NP77jA Donetsk separatist leader says oblast will form its own government, including military. Read in more detail at (Eng) http://goo.gl/LgrXJo
Interim Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov called the separatist referendums in Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts (the regions contain around 15% of Ukraine’s population) a “farce that will not have any legal consequences except for the prosecution of its organizers." Read more at (Eng) http://goo.gl/WUbhC6
In Avdiyivka, Khartsisk and Gorlivka, armed people demanded that residents who did not vote on the pseudo-referendum give their vote for federalisation otherwise the terrorists threatened to burn down the factories where people work. Read more at (Eng) http://goo.gl/HMXdsY
Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Pavlo Petrenko stated: “The events taking place today in eastern Ukraine, in Donbass – unconstitutional, unlawful acts of terrorists connected with the attempt to separate a part of Ukraine – are crimes against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukrainian state and have no legal or factual consequences.” (Eng) http://goo.gl/xydtZJ
May 12: Self proclaimed “Donetsk republic” asks to become part of Russia. Read more at http://goo.gl/XNU6qM Terrorists in Donbas use grenades imported from Russia, according to Information Resistance data. Read more at
http://goo.gl/D92IlE
Russia-Ukraine: the war continues With fake news, economic decisions and use of different groups Commander of the 18th Special Helicopter Detachment, Andriy Kohut: “We were once taught that fighting for one’s country was sacred.”(Eng) http://goo.gl/mzeH65
A group of experts debate the likely outcome of the arbitration on the gas supply agreement between the “Naftogaz of Ukraine” and “Gazprom” (Eng) http://uacrisis.org/chances-of-naftogaz/
The Crimean Tatars are facing severe setbacks, but they may yet win the right to nationhood. Ukraine can reclaim Crimea, but only with the help of the Tatars. Analysis by Prof. Marynovych (Eng) http://goo.gl/pRfNjk
Last week Russia produced multiple fake news stories on who killed people on Maidan. Stopfake reveals this fraud (Eng) http://goo.gl/Uza37T
While criminalizing honest historical debate under the guise of fighting the “restoration of Nazism”, the Kremlin is showing incredible willingness to use neo-Nazi groups for its dirty work in Ukraine (Eng) http://goo.gl/7y7OfY
Ukraine moves away from the USSR May 9th Victory Day celebration of the “Great Patriotic War” and joins Europe’s May 8th commemoration and remembrance of WWII victims on. Read more http://cdvr.org.ua/node/2526
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Inside Putin's campaign of social media trolling and faked Ukrainian crimes (Eng) http://goo.gl/lDHy3D